We haven’t though about our stomach bugs for a couple days…. so I figure they’re done with (for now)
We thought we were waking up for a 4 hr ride….(not noticing the sheet said 5).
First we needed to return to the market place from yesterday. A little guilt was hitting for negotiating the one sales man down for the wooden snake. We returned to his stand and bought another. When the old lady (he wasn’t there) asked for more than he originally asked me for a second snake, I thought I’d freak her out by demanding to pay 100 rubees more. She accepted my “offer” and without missing a beat, began to offer to sell me other things.
A few of the shop guys recognized me (even though I forgot to weary hat) and balloons came out again. When a crowd gathered and began getting too big and aggressive I made my get-away.
We began our drive and saw what has become the traffic:
Along the way when we’d pass kids our driver would pull over and out came balloons again…
As we drove through these desert villages the image of kids and women carrying containers of water brings us back a couple hundred years. 
With the stop at the market and the stops along the way, the 4-hr drive (which was really 5 hrs) took about 7.
We arrived in this city of Udaipur at about 6pm. It is magical… reminding us of Kathmandu (the streets and shops).
The driver got us within half a block of the hotel…. the alley ways wouldn’t let him go further. I’ve no idea how he backed out of the alley ways he drove us down.
Here are some shots from the roof restaurant in our hotel:
